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No. 565L654. Patented June 9, 1896.

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WARREI COLE, .TR., OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,654, dated June 9,1896.

Application filed July 6, 1895. Serial No. 555,107. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WARREN COLE, J12, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Knoxville, county of Knox, and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar lettersof reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to folding beds; and the object thereof is toprovide a bed of this class adapted to be used in small rooms orapartments, and particularly adapted for use as what is known as a halfor three-quarter bed; and a further object thereof is to provide abed ofthis class the frame of which may be rigidly secured to a wall or othersupport and the bed proper of which may be folded adjacent to said frameand raised to the upper end thereof and lowered and extended whendesired for use; and with this and other objects in view the inventionconsists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, and in which- Figure 1 is afront elevation with the bed lowered as when in use; Fig. 2, a plan viewof the bed when extended for use and a sectional view of the frame onthe line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig.1; Fig. i, a front elevation showing my combination bed, table, andseat; and Fig. 5, a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

In the practice of my invention I employ a frame A of any preferredformor construct-ion, at each side of which are vertical housings B, adaptedto receive suspended weights 0. (Shown in section in Fig. 2 and indotted lines in Fig. 1.)

The frame A may be secured to a wall or other support by screws or boltsD (shown in Fig. 3) or in any other desired manner. Secured to thebottom thereof is a transverse shoulder or projection E, adapted toserve as a rest for the bed F when the latter is in position for use.The bed F is suspended within the sides of the frame by means of cordsor chains G, which pass over pulleys II in the opposite upper corners ofthe frame, and to the ends of which are secured the weights 0, which aredesigned as a counterbalance for the bed and to hold it in the elevatedposition shown in Fig. 3 when not in use.

The bed F consists of a frame K of any preferred form or construction,and the open portion is covered with a wire netting or screen, as shownat L, and the back of the frame is provided with rollers M, which serveas antifriction devices and operate in connection with the back of theframe A in raising or lowering the bed.

The lower side of the bed proper is also hinged at N to a back frame K,to which the cords or chains Gr are attached, and when lowered to theposition shown in Fig. 3 it may be extended, as shown in dotted lines insaid figure, and when folded to the vertical position, as shown in Fig.8, it is held in place by a spring-catch O, as seen in Fig. 1.

In the modifications shown in Figs. l and 5 I provide a table P, whichis hinged to the supporting-frame at p and provided with hinged legs p,having rollers on the lower end, as shown at 19 and when the bed is inthe elevated position and not in use, as shown in Fig. 4, the table Pmay be extended, as shown in Fig. 5, in which position the outer edgethereof will be supported by legs 13, and when the table is not in useit maybe folded to a vertical position, as shown in Fig. i, in whichposition the legs 19 will be vertically suspended therefrom and adjacentthereto. In said Figs. at and 5 is also shown a sofa or oth er seat R,which is hinged to the bed-frame at R and provided on its lower sidewith hinged legs '1, which are adapted to be folded transversely of thebed-frame and longitudinally of the seat, and when the seat is not inuse said legs are folded, as described, and held in position by a cordor chain 0*, connected with the frame, as shown in Fig. 4. The bed F isalso provided with folding legs f, as shown in Fig. 5, by which theouter edge thereof is supported when lowered and ex.- tended for use, aswill be readily understood; and the operation of my improved bed will beapparent from the foregoing description, when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings.

It will of course be understood that the fable P may be employed whenthe bed and seat IOO are not in use, and when the table and bed are notin use the sofa or seat B may be used,

and the bed of course may be folded and elevated to the position shownin Figs. 3, 4, and 5 when it is desirable to use the table or seat,where it will be held and counterbalanced by the weights 0, as will beapparent, and it may be lowered and extended, as shown in Fig. 3,whenever the device is required for use as a bed.

It is evident that changes in and modifications of the constructiondescribed may be made without departing from the spirit of my inventionor sacrificing its advantages, and I therefore reserve the right to makesuch alterations and modifications in the form, construction,combination, and arrangement of the Various parts as fairly come withinthe scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A bed comprising a supporting-frame, adapted to besecured to a wall or other sup port, a bed hinged to a frame supportedtherein, the frame to which the bed is hinged being supported bycounterbalanced weights, and adapted to be raised or lowered,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a bed,the combination of a supporting frame, adapted to be securedto a wall or other support, a bed-frame supported therein by cords orchains, by means of counterbalanced weights which pass over pulleys inthe upper corners thereof, a bed hinged to said bed-frame and adapted tobe Vertically folded adjacent thereto or to be extended for use, saidbedframe being adapted to be raised to the top or lowered to the bottomof the supportingframe, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a bed,the combination of a supportingframe, adapted to be securedto a wall or other support, a bed-frame supported therein by cords orchains, by means of counterbalanced weights which pass over pulleys inthe upper corners thereof, a bed hinged to said bed-frame and adapted tobe vertically folded adjacent thereto, or to be extended for use, saidbed frame being adapted to be raised to the top or lowered to the bottomof the supportingframe, said frame being provided at its sides withvertical housings in which the counterbalanced weights move,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in pres ence of two witnesses, this 28th day of June, 1895.

IVARREN COLE, JR.

\Vitnesses:

II. T. IIAcKNEY, E. R. CARTER.

